The spectacular action is talking to the highest peak of the state. In a joint press release, the Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu and the Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure condemned the demonstration of ecological activists this weekend at the cement plant of the “polluter” group Lafarge in Bouc- Bel-Air, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, causing significant damage.
“Violent activism, whether it attacks property or people, is never the right response to the challenges facing a society,” the two ministers believe. And to underline: “For two years already, the services of our ministries have worked with the Lafarge group to establish decarbonization roadmaps for its most emitting sites. The La Malle site was on this list. »
“Terrorism” for the mayor
For his part, the mayor of Bouc-Bel-Air, Richard Mallié, indicates that he “puts pressure on the industrialist to reduce his pollution emissions” and “denounces heinous acts, comparable to terrorism” .
In a video of this operation, posted on several sites, we see several dozen people dressed in white hooded coveralls walking on a path. In other shots, militants dressed in the same coveralls attack a surveillance camera with hammer blows and a pipe with hatchets. The company filed a complaint and an investigation was opened by the Aix-en-Provence prosecutor’s office.